Paul Ryan mocked with internet meme at campaign event

Vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) ran into his own meme at an event in Colorado Tuesday, as an online campaign designed to expose his record on women’s health issues infiltrated his speech from above.

The sign wasn’t the only protest against Ryan Tuesday; Politico posted a picture of an admission ticket for “Fertilized Egg.” On Monday, another group of protesters interrupted Ryan’s speech at the Iowa State Fair, accusing him of engaging in “a war on the middle class.”

In April, 76 protesters, including television actor Noah Wyle, were arrested while staging a demonstration against Ryan’s plan to gut Medicaid. And last year, video surfaced of Ryan cracking a joke after a 71-year-old man was pushed to the ground by police and arrested after questioning Ryan’s policies at a town hall event.

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